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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. C83400 Brass

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83400 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 C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
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
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
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
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7