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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. C87800 Brass

EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87800 brass belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 51
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 19
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5