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CC762S Brass vs. Grade VDC Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0