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C33200 Brass vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
14
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
63.5 to 67.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0