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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C84000 Brass

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7