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C83300 Brass vs. EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4818 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 1.4818 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
16
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
65.6 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0