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EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel vs. C87500 Brass

EN 1.4415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87500 brass belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.4415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 20
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 930
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 730 to 840
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 160
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1350 to 1790
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 33
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 82.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5