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C36200 Brass vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
75
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
550 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
84.5 to 88.3
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0