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CC755S Brass vs. EN 1.3536 Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3536 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 CC755S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
96 to 97.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0