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C69700 Brass vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4841 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
47.1 to 55.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0