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EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel vs. C49300 Brass

EN 1.4841 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4841 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 32
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Shear Strength, MPa 430
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 47.1 to 55.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5