MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI S6 Steel vs. C99750 Brass

SAE-AISI S6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1920
450 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 64
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 92.8 to 94.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
17 to 23
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3