SAE-AISI 1019 Steel vs. C49300 Brass
SAE-AISI 1019 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1019 steel and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 29 | |
4.5 to 20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 320 | |
270 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 520 | |
430 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 430 | |
210 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
880 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
840 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
88 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
15 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
26 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
50 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 to 110 | |
21 to 71 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 500 | |
220 to 800 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 18 | |
15 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
16 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
29 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
14 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
58 to 62 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 99.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.8 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
30.6 to 40.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |