EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. C48600 Brass
EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C48600 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 21 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 520 to 930 | |
| 180 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1620 | |
| 280 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 1490 | |
| 110 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 28 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 to 140 | |
| 55 to 59 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 5710 | |
| 61 to 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 58 | |
| 9.5 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 40 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 9.3 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.7 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.9 to 76.8 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.5 to 7.8 | |
| 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 | |
| 0.3 to 1.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.4 to 39.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |