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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C84100 Brass

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
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
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5