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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. C44500 Brass

SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
26
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.3 to 4.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4