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CC755S Brass vs. SAE-AISI S1 Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S1 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 CC755S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
690 to 1840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21 to 56

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
91.6 to 96.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0