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EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel vs. C87500 Brass

EN 1.4877 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 1.4877 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, % 36
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.5
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
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 36.4 to 42.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
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
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5