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CC755S Brass vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8523 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
480
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
4.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
93.5 to 95.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0