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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. C32000 Brass

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C32000 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Shear Strength, MPa 620
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4