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C66200 Brass vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
62.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0