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CC755S Brass vs. SAE-AISI M30 Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M30 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 CC755S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
800 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
27 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
75.2 to 80.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0