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C26000 Brass vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
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
96
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
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
39.4 to 50.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0