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CC760S Brass vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 CC760S brass and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
72.9 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0