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C43000 Brass vs. EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
16 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
530 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
860 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
540 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
730 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
31 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
31 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
73.2 to 80.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0