C27200 Brass vs. EN 1.5663 Steel
C27200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5663 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C27200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5663 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 50 | |
20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 320 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 590 | |
750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 410 | |
660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
430 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
8.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
7.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
31 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
63 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 270 | |
150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 810 | |
1150 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 20 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 19 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
88.6 to 91.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
8.5 to 10 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 34.6 to 38 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |