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C42500 Brass vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4592 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
82
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
18
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
62.6 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0