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ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. C84500 Brass

ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 74
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7