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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. C85400 Brass

EN 1.5682 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1