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EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel vs. C47000 Brass

EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 36
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 36.4 to 42.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4