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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1930
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17