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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. C99750 Brass

EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0.25 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
17 to 23
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3