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C84000 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
48
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
26 to 71

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
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
63.8 to 69.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
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
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0