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C27000 Brass vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
42.6 to 51.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0