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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. C23000 Brass

EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 640
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2