SAE-AISI A4 Steel vs. C99700 Brass
SAE-AISI A4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 46 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 2050 | |
| 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 880 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 73 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 67 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 3.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 54 to 65.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92 to 95.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |