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EN 1.0540 Steel vs. CC766S Brass

EN 1.0540 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0540 steel and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.9
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7