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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. CC762S Brass

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36