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SAE-AISI 1146 Steel vs. C84500 Brass

SAE-AISI 1146 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 730
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 630
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1050
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.49
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7