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C83300 Brass vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 35
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
79 to 82.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0