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C43000 Brass vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5522 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 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
300 to 520

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.9
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
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.24
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
98 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0