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EN 1.1133 Steel vs. C99400 Brass

EN 1.1133 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1133 steel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 620
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 460
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 550
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 22
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 98.8
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3