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C69700 Brass vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4062 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 C69700 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
530 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
170 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
690 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
69.3 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.28
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0