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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. CC765S Brass

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.8 to 47.7