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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
18 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
95.9 to 97.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0