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EN 1.1191 Steel vs. C68000 Brass

EN 1.1191 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 700
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 440
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 510
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99.08
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.010 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5