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C69300 Brass vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4911 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 C69300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 15
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 370
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 630
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 390
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 70
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 700
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
37

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Copper (Cu), % 73 to 77
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
75.7 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 18.4 to 24.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0