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SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. CC760S Brass

SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S 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 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 93
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0.26 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17