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C44400 Brass vs. EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel

C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4805 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
26
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
44.9 to 56.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0