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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. C46400 Brass

EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4