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C68300 Brass vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
22 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260
390 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
550 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
200 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
100 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
19 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
63.3 to 71.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0