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EN 1.8880 Steel vs. CC751S Brass

EN 1.8880 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S 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 1.8880 steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 16
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0