C42600 Brass vs. EN 1.5662 Steel
C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 40 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 470 | |
| 460 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 830 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 810 | |
| 550 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 8.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 63 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.4 to 140 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 2970 | |
| 810 to 1150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 27 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87 to 90 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 88.6 to 91.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 8.5 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.3 to 10.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |