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C42200 Brass vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7729 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
94.8 to 97
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0