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EN 1.0481 Steel vs. C44500 Brass

EN 1.0481 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 EN 1.0481 steel and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 99
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4