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C87500 Brass vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4905 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 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
86.2 to 88.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0