C43000 Brass vs. EN 1.1181 Steel
C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1181 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.1181 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 55 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 410 | |
| 350 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 710 | |
| 560 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 550 | |
| 280 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 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 | 20 to 150 | |
| 90 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 82 to 1350 | |
| 210 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 23 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 25 | |
| 19 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.32 to 0.39 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 84 to 87 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 97.4 to 99.18 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.7 to 2.7 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 9.7 to 14.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |