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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C48600 Brass

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
20 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Shear Strength, MPa 530
180 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
110 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
55 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
61 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4