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SAE-AISI T5 Steel vs. C37100 Brass

SAE-AISI T5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C37100 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 T5 steel and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 2140
370 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
23
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 63
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 66
12 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 60.6 to 68.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4