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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C85500 Brass

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85500 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 C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
160

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
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

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 63
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.2
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 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9