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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C85500 Brass

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9