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C26000 Brass vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
27

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
79 to 82.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0