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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
37
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
35.7 to 45.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0