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EN 1.0625 Steel vs. C47000 Brass

EN 1.0625 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.0625 steel and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.02
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.12
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4