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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 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 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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