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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 34
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7