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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. C33500 Brass

EN 1.5682 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C33500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Shear Strength, MPa 480
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4