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C83300 Brass vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 35
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
50.9 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0