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CC755S Brass vs. Grade VDC Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDC 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 grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
510
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 390
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
8.1

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
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0