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EN 1.8824 Steel vs. C84000 Brass

EN 1.8824 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8824 steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.98
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7