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EN 1.4529 Stainless Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.4529 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4529 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 43
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 42.7 to 50.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7