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C27000 Brass vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C27000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
36.3 to 46.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0