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CC763S Brass vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDCrV 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 VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
520
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
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
410
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
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 56.5 to 67
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 18.9 to 41
0