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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. C84800 Brass

EN 1.4541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7