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CC765S Brass vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M7 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 CC765S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M7 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 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 91
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 51 to 65
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
79.8 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 19.8 to 47.7
0