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SAE-AISI 1043 Steel vs. CC760S Brass

SAE-AISI 1043 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 1043 steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 710
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 600
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 980
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17