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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 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
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.8 to 1.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
73.4 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0