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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. C38000 Brass

EN 1.5522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5