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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.8153 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8153 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 1.8153 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 570
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
670 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
95.7 to 96.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
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
1.5 to 2.0
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