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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4923 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
12 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
470 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
570 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
30 to 34

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
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
83.5 to 87.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0