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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. CC751S Brass

EN 1.8527 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 16
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6