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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0