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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. C49300 Brass

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5