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EN 1.7366 Steel vs. C68000 Brass

EN 1.7366 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.7366 steel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 19
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 710
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 480
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 110
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 600
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 25
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.010 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5