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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. C99400 Brass

EN 1.4310 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
1.0 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
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