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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. C84000 Brass

EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7