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C43000 Brass vs. EN 1.8880 Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8880 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.8880 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
91.9 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0