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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. CC754S Brass

SAE-AISI 1006 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5