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C42500 Brass vs. EN 1.7725 Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7725 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7725 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
830 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
610 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
110 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
980 to 1940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
29 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
95.7 to 97.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants