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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C99750 Brass

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
450 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
17 to 23
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3