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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.15 to 0.45
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
39.2 to 47.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0