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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.6308 Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6308 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 1.6308 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
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
410
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
550
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
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
96.4 to 97.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0.5 to 0.8
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0