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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C83400 Brass

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
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
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7