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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4567 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 1.4567 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
550 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
200 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

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
16
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
100 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
19 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
19 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
63.3 to 71.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
8.5 to 10.5
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 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0