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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. CC751S Brass

SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 380
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1220
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 180
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 3930
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.9 to 35.6