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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. C43500 Brass

EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants