EN 1.7711 Steel vs. C47940 Brass
EN 1.7711 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.7711 steel and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 22 | |
14 to 34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 570 | |
250 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 930 | |
380 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 800 | |
160 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
130 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
850 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
800 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 33 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 140 | |
68 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 1690 | |
120 to 740 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 33 | |
13 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 27 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
36 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 32 | |
13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.36 to 0.44 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
63 to 66 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.5 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 0.85 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.2 to 2.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
28.1 to 34.6 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |