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C85800 Brass vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85800 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
17 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
830 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
730 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1350 to 1790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
75.9 to 82.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.5 to 6.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0