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C43000 Brass vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
49.5 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0