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EN 1.0644 Steel vs. C68300 Brass

EN 1.0644 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.0644 steel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Shear Strength, MPa 420
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
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
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.22
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 98.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5