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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C68000 Brass

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5