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SAE-AISI 1020 Steel vs. C83300 Brass

SAE-AISI 1020 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 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 1020 steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 28
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 460
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 380
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 100
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 380
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 99.08 to 99.52
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7