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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
26

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
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
79.1 to 83.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0