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EN 1.5537 Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.5537 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S 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 1.5537 steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1760
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 52
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.38
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
2.5 to 5.0
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 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36