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C87800 Brass vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

C87800 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 C87800 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
830 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
730 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
1350 to 1790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
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), % 80 to 84.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
75.9 to 82.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
4.5 to 6.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0