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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.4305 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 1.4305 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
610 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
66.4 to 74.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants