EN 1.7383 Steel vs. C46500 Brass
EN 1.7383 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 18 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 380 | |
| 280 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 610 | |
| 380 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 400 | |
| 190 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 99 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 420 | |
| 170 to 1170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.3 to 96.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 36.2 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |