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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 330
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

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
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0