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Grade TDC Steel vs. C68400 Brass

Grade TDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade TDC steel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5