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C33200 Brass vs. S44700 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is S44700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
82
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
64.9 to 68.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0