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C26200 Brass vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4923 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
12 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
540 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
470 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
570 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
83.5 to 87.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants