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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
23 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
76.7 to 84.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0