EN 1.0213 Steel vs. C46200 Brass
EN 1.0213 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 EN 1.0213 steel and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 25 | |
| 17 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 270 | |
| 240 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 430 | |
| 370 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 330 | |
| 120 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 98 | |
| 69 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 300 | |
| 72 to 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 14 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.060 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.245 to 99.67 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.3 to 37.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |