CC750S Brass vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel
CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC750S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 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 | 40 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
700 to 2150 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 810 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
37 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 24 | |
8.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
9.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
6.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
4.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
67 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
78 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
25 to 77 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
23 to 48 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
10 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.7 | |
23 to 70 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
1.2 to 1.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
4.8 to 5.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 67 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
88.7 to 92 |
Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.4 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.4 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 26.3 to 36 | |
0 |