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EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.4662 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4662 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 830
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 620
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840 to 940
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 70.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7