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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
88.8 to 91.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0