CC755S Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1030 Steel
CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1030 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 CC755S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 | |
| 150 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.5 | |
| 14 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 530 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 300 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 30 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 | |
| 77 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 | |
| 230 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 17 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.28 to 0.34 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59.5 to 61 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 98.7 to 99.12 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 35.8 to 38.9 | |
| 0 |