C46200 Brass vs. EN 1.7709 Steel
C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7709 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7709 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 480 | |
| 650 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.17 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 95.2 to 97.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.55 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.3 to 37.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |