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C33000 Brass vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

C33000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
69.2 to 77
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0