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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. C84500 Brass

SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 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 5140 steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 290
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7