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C87500 Brass vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
87.4 to 92.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0