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SAE-AISI S1 Steel vs. C84000 Brass

SAE-AISI S1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 S1 steel and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 56
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 96.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7