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C26000 Brass vs. EN 1.7710 Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7710 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7710 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
6.8 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
930 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
800 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
1680 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
27 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
27 to 31

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
95.1 to 97
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants