EN 1.1165 Cast Steel vs. C69700 Brass
EN 1.1165 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.1165 cast steel and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 20 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 780 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 620 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 880 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 100 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 1010 | |
| 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.32 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 75 to 80 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 98.6 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 13.9 to 22 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |