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C87900 Brass vs. AISI W5 Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is AISI W5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
600 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 78

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.6 to 98.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0