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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
85
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
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7