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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. C99750 Brass

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
450 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3