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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.4571 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4571 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4571 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
14 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
130 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
13 to 20

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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
61.7 to 71
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
10.5 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

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