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C34500 Brass vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
74.4 to 80.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants