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Grade VDC Steel vs. CC752S Brass

Grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC752S brass belongs to the copper 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 grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.5 to 36.7