MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4422 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
76.8 to 83.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0