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C87900 Brass vs. EN 1.3559 Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3559 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3559 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
500 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.2 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
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 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0