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C43000 Brass vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 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 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

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
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
72.6 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
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