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C26200 Brass vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
71.5 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants