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CC760S Brass vs. EN 1.8062 Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8062 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 EN 1.8062 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
200 to 510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
660 to 1910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
95.9 to 97.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0