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C26000 Brass vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4565 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.4565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
41.2 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0