EN 1.7323 Steel vs. C38000 Brass
EN 1.7323 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 1.7323 steel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
39 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1460 | |
380 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
110 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
800 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
760 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
22 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 52 | |
13 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 36 | |
14 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
55 to 60 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.4 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
35.9 to 43.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |