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CC751S Brass vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC751S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
300 to 480

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
13

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
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
97.7 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0