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C26000 Brass vs. EN 1.4469 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4469 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4469 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
21
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
56.4 to 65.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0