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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. CC764S Brass

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S 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 CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1930
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
94
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
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
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.3 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2