C66900 Brass vs. EN 1.1219 Steel
C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1219 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.1219 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 770 | |
700 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 850 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.8 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 26 | |
25 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 23 | |
22 to 24 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 23 | |
22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.52 to 0.6 |
Copper (Cu), % | 62.5 to 64.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
98.3 to 99.4 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 22.5 to 26 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |