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EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel vs. C87500 Brass

EN 1.4423 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 1.4423 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
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
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 16
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 73.8 to 80.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5