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C84800 Brass vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4424 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
68.6 to 72.4
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0