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C27000 Brass vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
87.4 to 92.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0