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C44400 Brass vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
15
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
34 to 39

Alloy Composition


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Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
72.6 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0