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C33200 Brass vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C33200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0