CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.1151 Steel
CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1151 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC751S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.1151 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 460 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
| 240 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 810 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 23 | |
| 98 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 480 | |
| 160 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.17 to 0.24 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.7 to 66 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
| 97.7 to 99.43 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.65 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 27.9 to 35.6 | |
| 0 |