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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. CC766S Brass

EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7