EN 1.7362 Steel vs. C66700 Brass
EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.7362 steel and the bottom bar is C66700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 22 | |
| 2.0 to 58 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 370 | |
| 250 to 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 600 | |
| 340 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 to 360 | |
| 100 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 510 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 97 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 17 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.4 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.5 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 69 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 110 | |
| 13 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 340 | |
| 49 to 1900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 68.5 to 71.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 91.5 to 95.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 26.3 to 30.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |