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CC755S Brass vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5503 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
12 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
400 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
41 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
200 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
98.4 to 99.239
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0