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C33200 Brass vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C33200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

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
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
58.2 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0