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CC760S Brass vs. EN 1.3521 Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3521 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC760S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
490 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
18 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
96.8 to 98.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0