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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C83300 Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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
1.0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7