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SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. CC765S Brass

SAE-AISI 1049 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC765S 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 1049 steel and the bottom bar is CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 750
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 640
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 99
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370 to 1090
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.53
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.8 to 47.7