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C83300 Brass vs. EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4852 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
41
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
29.6 to 40.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
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