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C26000 Brass vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
67

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
94.4 to 96.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0