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EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel vs. C37100 Brass

EN 1.4547 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4547 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 39
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Shear Strength, MPa 510
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 51 to 56.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4