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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. CC753S Brass

EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC753S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.7378 steel and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.1 to 40