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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. CC751S Brass

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S 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 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6