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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
1.4 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
71.5 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

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