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CC753S Brass vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

CC753S 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 CC753S brass and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 99
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 56.8 to 60.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
96.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 33.1 to 40
0