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SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. CC753S Brass

SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC753S 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 M3 class 2 steel and the bottom bar is CC753S 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 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2210
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 74
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.8 to 82.3
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.1 to 40