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C69400 Brass vs. EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4376 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 C69400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4376 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
65.5 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0