SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. C99700 Brass
SAE-AISI 1541 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 46 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 790 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 680 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 880 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 100 | |
| 78 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 to 1250 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 3.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.36 to 0.44 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 54 to 65.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |