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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
12

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
49.5 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0