C66700 Brass vs. EN 1.5414 Steel
C66700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5414 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66700 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 58 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 530 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 690 | |
| 550 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 640 | |
| 350 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 97 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 19 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 150 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 49 to 1900 | |
| 320 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 23 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 23 | |
| 16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 68.5 to 71.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 96.4 to 98.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 26.3 to 30.7 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |