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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. C84800 Brass

EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84800 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 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7