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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. C42200 Brass

EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10 to 21

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5