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C69700 Brass vs. EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4655 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 1.4655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
450 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1370
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
15
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
510 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
63.6 to 73.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0