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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
12 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260 to 420

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.16
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
98.4 to 99.269
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.8
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 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