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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C87900 Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

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
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36