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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. C41500 Brass

SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5