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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. C85700 Brass

EN 1.4982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
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
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
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
32 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3