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SAE-AISI L6 Steel vs. CC760S Brass

SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2090
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17