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C35000 Brass vs. EN 1.8825 Steel

C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8825 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.8825 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
95.1 to 99.985
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
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 0.14
Zinc (Zn), % 34.5 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0