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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. C49300 Brass

EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 37.4 to 48.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 27.5 to 30.5
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5