EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. C48200 Brass
EN 1.3963 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C48200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 15 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 260 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 160 to 320 |
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 | |
| 61 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 110 | |
| 13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| 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 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| 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 | |
| 35.5 to 40.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |