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C87500 Brass vs. EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4057 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
840 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
530 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
96 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
700 to 1610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
77.7 to 83.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0