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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. C46200 Brass

EN 1.4982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46200 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 1.4982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Shear Strength, MPa 490
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.0090
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4