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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. C32000 Brass

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C32000 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 49
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
41
Shear Strength, MPa 640
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4