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C43000 Brass vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0