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C26000 Brass vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
5.6 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
70.4 to 79
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants