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CC766S Brass vs. Grade VDC Steel

CC766S 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 CC766S brass and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
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 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 29.5 to 41.7
0