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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C46500 Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
380 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4