CC760S Brass vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel
CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 CC760S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
670 to 2090 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 940 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
42 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
7.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
3.6 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
54 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
24 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.2 | |
22 to 46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.2 | |
22 to 70 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.65 to 0.75 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 1.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 83 to 88 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
93.6 to 97.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.25 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
1.3 to 2.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 10.7 to 17 | |
0 |