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EN 1.8880 Steel vs. C26800 Brass

EN 1.8880 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C26800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8880 steel and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 36
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3