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CC751S Brass vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDCrV 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 CC751S brass and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
520
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 450
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0