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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
48

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7