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SAE-AISI M41 Steel vs. C46500 Brass

SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2290
380 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 76
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
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
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 78.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4