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C23400 Brass vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
39.4 to 50.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Zinc (Zn), % 15.7 to 19
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0