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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C99700 Brass

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.5 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
11 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3