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C42500 Brass vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5510 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
310 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
97.9 to 99.149
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
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), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0