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CC753S Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel

CC753S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC753S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
14 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
340 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 99
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
87 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
320 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.47
Copper (Cu), % 56.8 to 60.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
98.5 to 99
Lead (Pb), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.1 to 40
0