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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. C44500 Brass

EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

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
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4