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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. C85900 Brass

Grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 580
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7