C34200 Brass vs. Chromium 33
C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C34200 brass and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 17 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 650 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 420 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.0 to 98 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 870 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 22 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 20 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 22 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 25.7 to 37.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 32 to 36.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |