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C85400 Brass vs. EN 1.3533 Steel

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3533 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3533 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
690 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
60

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
24 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
22 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
20 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.3 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
92.9 to 94.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.3 to 3.8
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0