EN 1.7386 Steel vs. C46400 Brass
EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 17 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 410 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 670 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 440 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 88 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 110 | |
| 76 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 490 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 86.8 to 90.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 36.3 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |