C87800 Brass vs. EN 1.5503 Steel
C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5503 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C87800 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 | |
| 400 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 270 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 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 | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.7 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 41 to 81 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 | |
| 200 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 12 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.16 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 80 to 84.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 98.4 to 99.239 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.8 to 4.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 12 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |