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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3518 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 CC762S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
96.3 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0