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C27000 Brass vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
58.2 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0