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EN 1.4828 Stainless Steel vs. C68300 Brass

EN 1.4828 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4828 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 33
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 430
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 61.1 to 68.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5