EN 1.1191 Steel vs. C69300 Brass
EN 1.1191 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is C69300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 17 | |
| 8.5 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 430 | |
| 330 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 700 | |
| 550 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 440 | |
| 300 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 100 | |
| 47 to 70 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 510 | |
| 400 to 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 73 to 77 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 99.08 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0.040 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 2.7 to 3.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 18.4 to 24.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |