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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. C41500 Brass

EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41500 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 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5