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EN 1.4935 Stainless Steel vs. C43400 Brass

EN 1.4935 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4935 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 18
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 540
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 880
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 670
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830 to 1160
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 30
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 86.7
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants