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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. CC751S Brass

EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
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
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6