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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C87900 Brass

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87900 brass belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36