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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 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 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.86
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
80.7 to 83.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
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
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0