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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. CC750S Brass

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC750S 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 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
54
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
26.3 to 36