C66300 Brass vs. EN 1.7233 Steel
C66300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7233 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 C66300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 22 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 470 | |
| 450 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 810 | |
| 700 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 800 | |
| 380 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 17 to 98 | |
| 110 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 2850 | |
| 380 to 1630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 25 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 22 | |
| 22 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 28 | |
| 21 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.39 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 84.5 to 87.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.4 to 2.4 | |
| 96.2 to 97.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.0 to 12.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |