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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7