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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4841 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 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 330
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
4.0
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 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
47.1 to 55.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0