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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
88.8 to 91.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0