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EN 1.5701 Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.5701 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 (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 CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 160
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 430 to 1300
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 45
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.7
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
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