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C84000 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel belongs to the iron 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 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 250
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
24 to 67

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
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
76.9 to 82.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0