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EN 1.5701 Steel vs. CC754S Brass

EN 1.5701 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5701 steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 160
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.7
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5