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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 1.8201 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
41
Shear Strength, MPa 390
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5