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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. C35000 Brass

EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C35000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.5 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4