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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. C83300 Brass

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 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 VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7