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EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel vs. C38000 Brass

EN 1.4742 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4742 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 370
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
22
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.6
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5