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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
23
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5