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SAE-AISI P20 Steel vs. CC760S Brass

SAE-AISI P20 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P20 steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1050
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 35
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.71
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17