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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5