C42500 Brass vs. EN 1.6771 Steel
C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6771 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.6771 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 49 | |
| 8.0 to 8.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 630 | |
| 930 to 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 590 | |
| 740 to 1140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 440 |
| 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 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 9.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 5.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 58 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 130 | |
| 75 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 64 to 1570 | |
| 1460 to 3450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.9 to 20 | |
| 33 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 27 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.27 to 0.33 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87 to 90 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 92.2 to 95 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.1 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |