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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4592 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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

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 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
62.6 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0