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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
87.4 to 92.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0