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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
550 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
84.5 to 88.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0