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SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. C43400 Brass

SAE-AISI T4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43400 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 T4 steel and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2140
310 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
28
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 64
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 72.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5