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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. CC764S Brass

EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S 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 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
94
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.3 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2