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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4805 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
150
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
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.7
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
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
44.9 to 56.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0