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C99400 Brass vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
69.2 to 77
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0