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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. C99400 Brass

EN 1.4372 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 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 790
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
1.0 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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