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C43000 Brass vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
2.3 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
520 to 930
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
830 to 1620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

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
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
36 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
290 to 5710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
70.9 to 76.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
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