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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. C85900 Brass

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
89
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 2.1
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7