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CC761S Brass vs. Grade TDC Steel

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade TDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is grade TDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
98 to 99.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0