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C68300 Brass vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.7 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0