C66200 Brass vs. EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel
C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 15 | |
13 to 49 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 300 | |
420 to 540 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
590 to 900 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 480 | |
230 to 560 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
940 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 36 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
17 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 66 | |
110 to 230 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 to 1030 | |
140 to 800 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
21 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
20 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 86.6 to 91 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
64.8 to 72 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
11 to 13 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 6.5 to 12.9 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |