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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4558 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.45
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
39.2 to 47.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0