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C84500 Brass vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
19 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
57.9 to 65.7
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0