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C83300 Brass vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C83300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0