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C87500 Brass vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
76.7 to 84.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0