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C42200 Brass vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4986 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
59.4 to 66.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0