C68000 Brass vs. EN 1.0213 Steel
C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0213 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C68000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.0213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 27 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 320 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 220 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 880 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 96 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 | |
| 33 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 95 | |
| 120 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 10 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 56 to 60 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 1.3 | |
| 99.245 to 99.67 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.010 to 0.5 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.040 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.75 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 35.6 to 42.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |