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CC751S Brass vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDSiCrV 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 VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
630
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
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
96.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0