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CC766S Brass vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 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 CC766S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
170 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.3 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 29.5 to 41.7
0