C33500 Brass vs. EN 1.7335 Steel
C33500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7335 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 C33500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7335 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 28 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 360 | |
| 310 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 650 | |
| 500 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 420 | |
| 280 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.0 to 160 | |
| 91 to 97 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 69 to 860 | |
| 210 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 96.4 to 98.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.25 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.8 to 37.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |