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C85700 Brass vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

C85700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
71.5 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
10.2 to 11.3
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
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 40
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0