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EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
25
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: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 56.8
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1