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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
16 to 23

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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
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
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0