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C66200 Brass vs. EN 1.5502 Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5502 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
12 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
400 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
41 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
200 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
14 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
15 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
12 to 40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
98 to 99.249
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0