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C37100 Brass vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C37100 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
86.2 to 88.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0