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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.0599 Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0599 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.0599 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
96.1 to 98.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0