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CC762S Brass vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDSiCrV 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 VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
630
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
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
96.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0