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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Shear Strength, MPa 330
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97 to 97.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
1.6 to 1.8
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
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0