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C33200 Brass vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4560 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 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1370
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
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
66.8 to 71
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
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