C87400 Brass vs. EN 1.1191 Steel
C87400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1191 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 1.1191 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 630 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 310 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.7 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 | |
| 83 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 260 to 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.42 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 79 to 85.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 97.3 to 99.08 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 12 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |