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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. C87500 Brass

EN 1.4911 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 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, % 11
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5