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C87900 Brass vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

C87900 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 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 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 57

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
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
79.3 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0