EN 1.1133 Steel vs. C21000 Brass
EN 1.1133 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.1133 steel and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 24 | |
2.9 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 380 | |
180 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 620 | |
240 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 460 | |
69 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1070 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1050 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
230 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
56 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
57 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
13 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 550 | |
21 to 830 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 22 | |
7.4 to 14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
9.6 to 15 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
69 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 19 | |
8.1 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
94 to 96 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.9 to 98.8 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
3.7 to 6.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |