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SAE-AISI 1146 Steel vs. CC751S Brass

SAE-AISI 1146 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S 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 1146 steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 730
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 630
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1050
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.49
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6