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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.7386 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7