C66200 Brass vs. EN 1.7386 Steel
C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7386 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 1.7386 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 15 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 300 | |
| 340 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 550 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 480 | |
| 240 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 36 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 88 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 66 | |
| 92 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 to 1030 | |
| 150 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.6 to 91 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 86.8 to 90.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.5 to 12.9 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |