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C21000 Brass vs. EN 1.5408 Steel

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5408 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5408 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
460 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
13 to 48

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
97.7 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0