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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. CC750S Brass

EN 1.8516 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC750S 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 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
54
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
26.3 to 36