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C68300 Brass vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
49.5 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0