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C85500 Brass vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C85500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
80.7 to 83.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.1 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.9
0