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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. CC754S Brass

SAE-AISI 1050 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 1050 steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
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
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
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