CC765S Brass vs. EN 1.5507 Steel
CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 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 CC765S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
140 to 260 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
450 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 91 | |
49 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 34 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
2.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
49 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
16 to 31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
17 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 28 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
13 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
0.020 to 0.080 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.21 to 0.25 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.35 |
Copper (Cu), % | 51 to 65 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
97.8 to 98.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 3.0 | |
0.8 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 6.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 19.8 to 47.7 | |
0 |