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C68300 Brass vs. EN 1.4510 Stainless Steel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4510 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4510 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
79.1 to 83.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0