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C69400 Brass vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
460
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 Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
59 to 67.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
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