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EN 1.7767 Steel vs. C84200 Brass

EN 1.7767 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.7767 steel and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7