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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 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
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
43.1 to 51.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0