EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. C46500 Brass
EN 1.3963 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
18 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
280 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
380 to 610 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
190 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.6 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
99 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
170 to 1170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
15 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 110 | |
13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
59 to 62 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.5 to 64.9 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
36.2 to 40.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |