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C66900 Brass vs. EN 1.4669 Stainless Steel

C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4669 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4669 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.045
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
1.6 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
65.2 to 74.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0