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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17