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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. CC763S Brass

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.9 to 41