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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C49300 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 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, % 4.5 to 20
14 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
550 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
84.5 to 88.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0