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C38000 Brass vs. EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
38.7 to 49
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0