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C26200 Brass vs. EN 1.8875 Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8875 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.8875 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
93.6 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0