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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.6571 Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6571 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 1.6571 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160 to 190
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
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
95.3 to 97.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0