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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C46500 Brass

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 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 C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 430
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

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
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
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
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4