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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. C68700 Brass

EN 1.8201 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
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
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5