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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. C84100 Brass

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84100 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 1090 steel and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 280
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5