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C87500 Brass vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 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 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
16 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.5 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0