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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. CC755S Brass

SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S 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 1040 steel and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9