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C69700 Brass vs. EN 1.1060 Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1060 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
490 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 55

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.39
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
98.2 to 99.16
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0