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C84000 Brass vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
63

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0