SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. C66900 Brass
SAE-AISI D2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 16 | |
| 1.1 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1160 | |
| 290 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2000 | |
| 460 to 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1510 | |
| 330 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 860 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 850 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.3 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.1 | |
| 3.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 100 | |
| 4.6 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 to 5940 | |
| 460 to 2450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 15 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 46 | |
| 16 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 67 | |
| 14 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 62.5 to 64.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.3 to 86.9 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 11.5 to 12.5 |
| 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 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 22.5 to 26 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |