C41500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel
C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 42 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 360 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 560 | |
| 610 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 550 | |
| 350 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 120 | |
| 71 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 1340 | |
| 330 to 750 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
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| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00050 to 0.0030 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.56 to 0.64 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 89 to 93 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 97.3 to 98.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 4.2 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |