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C68300 Brass vs. EN 1.8945 Steel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8945 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 1.8945 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
420
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
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
95.1 to 99.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0