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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1090
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
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
75
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
95
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
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
41.1 to 50.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.015
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0