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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. CC761S Brass

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S 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 CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
150
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
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19