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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9