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EN 1.5502 Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.5502 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 1.5502 steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 1380
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 210
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 520
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 49
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 35
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 40
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.249
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17