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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
41
Shear Strength, MPa 400
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5