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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 C99400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3967 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1070
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
50.3 to 57.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
15 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0