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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C83400 Brass

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 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
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7