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CC761S Brass vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
12 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
96.7 to 97.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0