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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
14 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
65.2 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0