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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
49.2 to 59
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
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
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0