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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
24.3 to 37.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0