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EN 1.5918 Steel vs. CC767S Brass

EN 1.5918 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC767S 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 1.5918 steel and the bottom bar is CC767S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
86
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 1390
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 49
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 35
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 41
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 96.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.8 to 41.9