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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

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
88.6 to 91.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0