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C44400 Brass vs. EN 1.4319 Stainless Steel

C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4319 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4319 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
70.8 to 78
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0