C87400 Brass vs. EN 1.0303 Steel
C87400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0303 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C87400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 290 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 200 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.7 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 | |
| 30 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 110 to 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 9.2 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 79 to 85.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 99.335 to 99.71 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 12 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |