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EN 1.7701 Steel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.7701 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 1.7701 steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2010
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
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
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
8.6

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.56
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7