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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. C34000 Brass

EN 1.4807 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C34000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C34000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33 to 37.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4