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C87500 Brass vs. EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4109 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 1.4109 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.7 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0