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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.8818 Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8818 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.8818 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
95.9 to 99.985
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0