SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. C24000 Brass
SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C24000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 M62 steel and the bottom bar is C24000 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 | 79 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 2440 | |
| 310 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1650 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 80 | |
| 10 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 47 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 71 | |
| 10 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 1.3 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 78.5 to 81.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 77.4 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 10 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.8 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 18.2 to 21.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |