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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. CC755S Brass

EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9