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SAE-AISI 1527 Steel vs. CC766S Brass

SAE-AISI 1527 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC766S 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 1527 steel and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 21
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 640
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 550
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 800
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7