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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. C85400 Brass

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1