CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.1122 Steel
CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1122 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 CC762S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 840 | |
| 340 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
| 240 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 54 | |
| 36 to 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1290 | |
| 160 to 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 57 to 67 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.5 to 4.0 | |
| 98.7 to 99.62 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 2.5 to 5.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 13.4 to 36 | |
| 0 |