MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C37100 Brass vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C37100 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
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 38 to 120
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
88.6 to 91.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
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 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0