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C33200 Brass vs. S33425 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33425 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is S33425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
47.2 to 56.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 23
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0