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CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC751S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
85.4 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0