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C42200 Brass vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
97.2 to 98.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0