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Grade FDCrV Steel vs. C99700 Brass

Grade FDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDCrV steel and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1800
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3