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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4057 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
840 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
530 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
96 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
700 to 1610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
77.7 to 83.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants