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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. CC754S Brass

EN 1.5026 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5