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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
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
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1