SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. C46400 Brass
SAE-AISI D2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 17 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1160 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 76 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 36.3 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |