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C66200 Brass vs. EN 1.8823 Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8823 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 1.8823 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
95.6 to 99.985
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0