EN 1.6368 Steel vs. C68300 Brass
EN 1.6368 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6368 steel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 430 | |
260 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 690 | |
430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 490 | |
260 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
56 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 580 to 650 | |
330 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 24 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
38 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.015 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.17 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
59 to 63 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 97.2 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.090 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.015 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
34.2 to 40.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |