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C87500 Brass vs. AISI 410Cb Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 410Cb stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 410Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
550 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
70 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
240 to 1600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.5 to 89
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0