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C87900 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M33 Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M33 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 M33 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
810 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
32
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25 to 68

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
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
71.4 to 76.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10
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
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0