C47940 Brass vs. EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel
C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4419 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C47940 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4419 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 34 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 310 | |
| 410 to 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 520 | |
| 660 to 1590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 390 | |
| 370 to 1240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 to 100 | |
| 95 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 740 | |
| 350 to 3920 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 24 to 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 22 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 23 to 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.36 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 14.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 66 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 82 to 86 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 28.1 to 34.6 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |