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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.7366 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7366 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7366 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
17 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
74
Shear Strength, MPa 330
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
460 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
510
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
74 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
140 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
91.9 to 95.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
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 0.4
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