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C42200 Brass vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
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), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
49.2 to 59
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0