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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7