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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8201 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1450
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
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.030
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.9 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
93.6 to 96.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0