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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.7239 Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7239 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 1.7239 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
660 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.3
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
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
23 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
19 to 59

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
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.8 to 98
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.060 to 0.15
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 0.4
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