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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
22
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0