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C68400 Brass vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
21 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
74
Shear Strength, MPa 330
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
91.5 to 95.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0