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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5525 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
13 to 42

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.7 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.025
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