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EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel vs. C69700 Brass

EN 1.4630 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4630 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Shear Strength, MPa 300
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 86.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5