SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. C38000 Brass
SAE-AISI 1050 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1050 steel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
39 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 470 | |
230 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 790 | |
380 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 650 | |
120 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
110 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
800 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
760 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
22 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 100 | |
50 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 1130 | |
74 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
13 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
14 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.55 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
55 to 60 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.5 to 98.9 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
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 to 0.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
35.9 to 43.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |