SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. C43500 Brass
SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 20 | |
| 8.5 to 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 420 | |
| 220 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 2010 | |
| 320 to 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 to 560 | |
| 120 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 13 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 54 to 310 | |
| 44 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 350 to 840 | |
| 65 to 1040 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 72 | |
| 10 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 45 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 61 | |
| 11 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.93 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 79 to 83 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 15.4 to 20.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |