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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 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 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
16 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
30
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
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
1050 to 1920
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 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
30 to 35

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
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
80.5 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
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
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0