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EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel vs. C27000 Brass

EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 1.4729 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.4 to 86.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3