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CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 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 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
80.7 to 83.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0