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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. C33200 Brass

EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4887 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Shear Strength, MPa 400
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
60 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
11 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29 to 33.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4