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CC754S Brass vs. CC761S Brass

Both CC754S brass and CC761S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC754S brass and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 63
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30.2 to 42.5
8.9 to 19