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Grade TDC Steel vs. C69300 Brass

Grade TDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 TDC steel and the bottom bar is C69300 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
550 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
73 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.040 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
2.7 to 3.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.4 to 24.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5