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EN 1.4825 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

EN 1.4825 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4825 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 74.4
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), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
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