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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. C46500 Brass

SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 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 C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4