EN 1.3538 Steel vs. CC490K Brass
EN 1.3538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.3538 steel and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 220 | |
| 76 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 740 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 910 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 72 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 16 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 7.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 8.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.93 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 81 to 86 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 9.5 |