C42600 Brass vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel
C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 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 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 830 | |
| 880 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 810 | |
| 620 to 950 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 870 |
| 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 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.4 to 140 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 2970 | |
| 960 to 2270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 27 | |
| 31 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 33 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 31 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87 to 90 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 74.4 to 80.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 4.0 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.3 to 10.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |