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C68300 Brass vs. EN 1.8831 Steel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8831 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 1.8831 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
480

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.6 to 99.98
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0