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CC750S Brass vs. Grade VDC Steel

CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC750S brass and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 54
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 67
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 36
0