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C37100 Brass vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0