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C33200 Brass vs. EN 1.4439 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4439 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
58.7 to 66.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
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