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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. CC762S Brass

EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S 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 CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36