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C43400 Brass vs. EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4832 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4832 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
19
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
58.6 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0