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C35000 Brass vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
1020 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

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 23
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
72.6 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 34.5 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0