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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C84200 Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7