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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. C84100 Brass

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84100 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5