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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.3538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S 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 EN 1.3538 steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9