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EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel vs. C99700 Brass

EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 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 C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 56.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
11 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
4.0 to 6.0
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 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3