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EN 1.3570 Steel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.3570 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3570 steel and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1440
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 51
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 42
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.9
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.1
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7