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C99400 Brass vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
19 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
86.8 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0