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CC751S Brass vs. SAE-AISI M34 Steel

CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M34 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC751S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M34 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
800 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
32
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
27 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 62.7 to 66
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.5
71.3 to 76.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 27.9 to 35.6
0