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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
13
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
59 to 67.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
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