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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. C27000 Brass

EN 1.4911 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 (10, 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 C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
12 to 22

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
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3