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C87800 Brass vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C87800 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
41.1 to 50.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0