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C35000 Brass vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 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 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
600 to 1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
49.2 to 59
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 34.5 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0