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Grade TDC Steel vs. CC751S Brass

Grade TDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade TDC steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6