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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8201 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
74
Shear Strength, MPa 330
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1450
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
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.9 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93.6 to 96.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0