C66200 Brass vs. EN 1.7366 Steel
C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7366 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7366 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 15 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 300 | |
| 290 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 460 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 480 | |
| 230 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 510 |
| 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 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 8.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 36 | |
| 9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 4.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 66 | |
| 74 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 to 1030 | |
| 140 to 600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.6 to 91 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 91.9 to 95.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.5 to 12.9 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |