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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
13 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
110 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
13 to 20

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
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
64.8 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
11 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0