C38000 Brass vs. EN 1.0411 Steel
C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0411 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.0411 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 12 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 | |
| 420 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 270 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 110 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 800 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 760 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 50 | |
| 43 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 74 | |
| 190 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 13 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.18 to 0.22 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 55 to 60 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 98.7 to 99.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 35.9 to 43.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |