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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. C84000 Brass

Grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 580
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7