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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. C99700 Brass

EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
11 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3