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SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. CC762S Brass

SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S 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 CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 93
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.7
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.090
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.26 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36