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CC760S Brass vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

CC760S 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 CC760S 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 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
79.3 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0