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CC762S Brass vs. EN 1.8880 Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8880 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 1.8880 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
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
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
24

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 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
91.9 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 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15