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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C43500 Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3