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C33200 Brass vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
23 to 38.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0