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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. CC752S Brass

EN 1.8151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC752S 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 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.5 to 36.7