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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.5408 Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5408 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 CC762S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5408 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
460 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
13 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
97.7 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0