MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI 9255 Steel vs. C36200 Brass

SAE-AISI 9255 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36200 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 9255 steel and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
39
Shear Strength, MPa 430
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5