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C33200 Brass vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
14 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
64.8 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants