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EN 1.8522 Steel vs. CC766S Brass

EN 1.8522 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8522 steel and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 380
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1250
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
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 39
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 44
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 33
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.29 to 0.36
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 96
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7