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C21000 Brass vs. EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4412 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C21000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
20
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
60.4 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0