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SAE-AISI 5120 Steel vs. CC753S Brass

SAE-AISI 5120 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC753S 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 5120 steel and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 16
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.3
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.1 to 40