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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4446 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
22
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

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
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
59.7 to 66.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
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