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CC755S Brass vs. EN 1.5536 Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5536 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 1.5536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
140 to 170
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
460 to 1600

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
97.6 to 98.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 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