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C43400 Brass vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4558 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 C43400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
39.2 to 47.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0