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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. C41500 Brass

SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41500 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 M43 steel and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
340 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5