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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7