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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.5408 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5408 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 1.5408 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
460 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.2

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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.7 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
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 0.3
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