C42600 Brass vs. EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel
C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4419 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4419 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 40 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 470 | |
| 410 to 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 830 | |
| 660 to 1590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 810 | |
| 370 to 1240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.4 to 140 | |
| 95 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 2970 | |
| 350 to 3920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 27 | |
| 24 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 22 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 33 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 23 to 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.36 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 14.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87 to 90 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 82 to 86 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.3 to 10.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |