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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.5023 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 440
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1860
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5