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C83300 Brass vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 35
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
850
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
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
6.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.4 to 86.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
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