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C35000 Brass vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
39
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
34.2 to 45
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 34.5 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0