EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. C69300 Brass
EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is C69300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 31 | |
| 8.5 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 330 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 550 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 300 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 240 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.3 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 47 to 70 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 400 to 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 130 | |
| 19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 73 to 77 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.7 to 65 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.040 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 2.7 to 3.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 18.4 to 24.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |