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C34500 Brass vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4150 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
79 to 82.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0