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C43400 Brass vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

C43400 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 C43400 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 49
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
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 0.050
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), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0