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C85900 Brass vs. EN 1.7006 Steel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7006 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
530 to 1890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 56

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.6 to 98.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0