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EN 1.7365 Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.7365 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7365 steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 70
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.19
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 91.2 to 94.9
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7