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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C43400 Brass

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
310 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5