C46400 Brass vs. EN 1.5501 Steel
C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 40 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 310 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 500 | |
| 390 to 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 260 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 76 to 140 | |
| 40 to 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 500 | |
| 190 to 460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.13 to 0.16 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 98.4 to 99.269 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |