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EN 1.8824 Steel vs. C23400 Brass

EN 1.8824 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8824 steel and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.98
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.7 to 19
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2