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CC751S Brass vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC751S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
10 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
96.5 to 97.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0