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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.020
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
94.6 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0