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EN 1.5511 Steel vs. CC761S Brass

EN 1.5511 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5511 steel and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 580
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.159
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19