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EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel vs. C43400 Brass

EN 1.4520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 26
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 310
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 80.1 to 83.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5