EN 1.0214 Steel vs. C35300 Brass
EN 1.0214 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C35300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0214 steel and the bottom bar is C35300 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
39 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 460 | |
340 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
910 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
26 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 16 | |
12 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
13 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
38 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 14 | |
11 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
60 to 63 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.17 to 99.6 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
33.9 to 38.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |