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EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel vs. C66900 Brass

EN 1.4857 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4857 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 31.4 to 41.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
11.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
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
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2