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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. CC763S Brass

EN 1.8151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
130
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 670 to 1940
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.9 to 41