EN 1.3520 Steel vs. C46200 Brass
EN 1.3520 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 730 | |
370 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
840 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
800 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
24 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 26 | |
13 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 23 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 22 | |
12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.93 to 1.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
62 to 65 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.9 to 97.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.45 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
33.3 to 37.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |