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C83300 Brass vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 35
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
88.6 to 91.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0