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EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel vs. C27000 Brass

EN 1.4864 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4864 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 51
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3