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C26200 Brass vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4854 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
33.6 to 40.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0