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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
88.8 to 91.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0