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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8523 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 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
74
Shear Strength, MPa 330
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
480
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93.5 to 95.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0