CC766S Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel
CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1049 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 CC766S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 680 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 370 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 89 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 32 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 36 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 75 to 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 370 to 1090 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 28 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.46 to 0.53 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 58 to 64 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 98.5 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 29.5 to 41.7 | |
| 0 |