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SAE-AISI 1065 Steel vs. C84500 Brass

SAE-AISI 1065 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84500 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 1065 steel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 230
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 780
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 90
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 820
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 27
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7