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C38000 Brass vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 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 39
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
85.4 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0