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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.8875 Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8875 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC762S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.8875 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
490

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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
93.6 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15