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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 38
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Shear Strength, MPa 430
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5