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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.3551 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 EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36