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CC755S Brass vs. CC762S Brass

Both CC755S brass and CC762S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
13.4 to 36