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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
88.8 to 91.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0