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EN 1.7376 Steel vs. C47000 Brass

EN 1.7376 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.7376 steel and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.19
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 90.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4