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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7