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Grade TDC Steel vs. C44500 Brass

Grade TDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade TDC steel and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4