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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3558 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 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
73.7 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
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
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0