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EN 1.7218 Steel vs. C43500 Brass

EN 1.7218 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.7218 steel and the bottom bar is C43500 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 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1550
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 55
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 38
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 46
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 98.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3