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EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel vs. C35300 Brass

EN 1.4662 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C35300 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 1.4662 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C35300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 830
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 16
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 70.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.9 to 38.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5