EN 1.5113 Steel vs. C33200 Brass
EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 7.0 to 60 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 540 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
| 320 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 770 | |
| 110 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 28 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 96 | |
| 35 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 1570 | |
| 60 to 960 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 11 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 65 to 68 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 97.5 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 33.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |