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C87500 Brass vs. EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4419 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4419 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
660 to 1590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
370 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
790
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
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
8.0
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
95 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
350 to 3920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.36 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
82 to 86
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
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