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C33200 Brass vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
5.6 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
70.4 to 79
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants