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C85700 Brass vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

C85700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85700 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
74.4 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 40
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0