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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. CC764S Brass

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S 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 1090 steel and the bottom bar is CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 280
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
94
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
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 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2