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EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel vs. C44400 Brass

EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 56.8
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4