MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.7102 Steel vs. C43400 Brass

EN 1.7102 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43400 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 1.7102 steel and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2010
310 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5