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SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. C44500 Brass

SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 2390
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1670
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1620
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 48
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 76
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
12

Alloy Composition

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
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 69.8
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4