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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
62.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0