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C84000 Brass vs. EN 1.8881 Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8881 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.8881 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
24

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 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
91.9 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0