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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
22
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0