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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. CC764S Brass

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S 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 CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2