EN 1.6553 Steel vs. C46200 Brass
EN 1.6553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.6553 steel and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 21 | |
| 17 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 800 | |
| 370 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 670 | |
| 120 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.7 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
| 69 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 600 to 1190 | |
| 72 to 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.23 to 0.28 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.6 to 98.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.3 to 37.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |