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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

EN 1.4515 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1