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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. CC765S Brass

EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC765S 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 CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
28
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), % 0.2 to 0.26
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.8 to 47.7