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C26000 Brass vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0