C43400 Brass vs. EN 1.1233 Steel
C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1233 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.1233 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 690 | |
680 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1020 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 990 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
24 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
22 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 41 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 24 | |
22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.52 to 0.6 |
Copper (Cu), % | 84 to 87 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
98 to 99.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 11.4 to 15.6 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |