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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. C87500 Brass

EN 1.4659 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 49
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5