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C87500 Brass vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4422 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 1.4422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
76.8 to 83.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0