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C43400 Brass vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4854 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
34
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
33.6 to 40.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
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