CC751S Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel
CC751S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC751S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 220 to 260 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 760 to 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
| 480 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 810 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 23 | |
| 79 to 84 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 480 | |
| 610 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 26 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 0.93 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.7 to 66 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
| 98.5 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.65 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 27.9 to 35.6 | |
| 0 |