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CC755S Brass vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
520
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
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
410
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 0.9
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 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0