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SAE-AISI M10 Steel vs. C42500 Brass

SAE-AISI M10 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel and the bottom bar is C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 2170
310 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
12 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 68
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.84 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 85.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.1 to 11.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5