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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. C68700 Brass

EN 1.5682 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5