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EN 1.0644 Steel vs. C84000 Brass

EN 1.0644 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 brass belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.0644 steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.22
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 98.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7