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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4597 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 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
63 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0