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CC763S Brass vs. Grade VDC Steel

CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC763S brass and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
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 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 56.5 to 67
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.9 to 41
0