C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.7701 Steel
C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7701 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 1.7701 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 200 to 480 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 670 to 2010 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 420 |
| 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 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 87 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 26 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 24 to 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 21 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 20 to 59 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.48 to 0.56 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 64 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 96.2 to 97.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0.7 to 1.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| 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 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 28.6 to 39.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |