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CC766S Brass vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 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 CC766S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 1.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
66.3 to 72.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 29.5 to 41.7
0