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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 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 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310 to 490

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
51
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
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.9 to 99.199
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
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