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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C33000 Brass

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C33000 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C33000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 430
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
60 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.8 to 34.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4