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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. C84100 Brass

EN 1.4982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
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
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
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5