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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. C84800 Brass

EN 1.8527 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84800 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 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 16
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7