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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C26000 Brass

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
320 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3