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C84500 Brass vs. EN 1.0565 Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0565 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.0565 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.060
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.2 to 99
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0