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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. CC760S Brass

EN 1.8201 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17