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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

EN 1.4982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
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
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
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 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1