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C42500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
79.3 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0