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EN 1.5663 Steel vs. C47000 Brass

EN 1.5663 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5663 steel and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4