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CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.3537 Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3537 steel belongs to the iron 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 CC751S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3537 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
96.4 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0