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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. CC762S Brass

Grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper 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 grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 580
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36