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EN 1.3532 Steel vs. C68300 Brass

EN 1.3532 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3532 steel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1420
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 50
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 36
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 42
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.8 to 4.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5