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C38000 Brass vs. EN 1.0562 Steel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0562 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 1.0562 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
370

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
96.2 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0