C69430 Brass vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel
C69430 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C69430 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
74 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
750 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
24 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
9.9 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.2 | |
6.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.7 | |
7.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
5.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
1.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
24 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
76 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.7 | |
6.5 |
Alloy Composition
Arsenic (As), % | 0.030 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.35 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
6.0 to 8.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 80 to 83 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
87.4 to 92.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
1.0 to 2.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 11.4 to 16.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |