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SAE-AISI H25 Steel vs. C48500 Brass

SAE-AISI H25 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H25 steel and the bottom bar is C48500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1620
400 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1750
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1700
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
23
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 93
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 83
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 50
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 34
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 49
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.3 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4