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EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. C99400 Brass

EN 1.4028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 930
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.7
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants