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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C85200 Brass

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9