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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. CC766S Brass

SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 M48 steel and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 2390
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7