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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5511 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 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490 to 580

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
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.8
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
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.39
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
98.3 to 99.159
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
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
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0