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C69700 Brass vs. EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3967 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1070
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
50.3 to 57.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0