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C43400 Brass vs. EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4980 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 1.4980 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
49.2 to 58.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0