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C69700 Brass vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 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 580

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
13

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
19
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 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.39
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
98.3 to 99.159
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0