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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. CC750S Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
54
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
26.3 to 36