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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

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
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
23 to 38.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0