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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. C46500 Brass

SAE-AISI T6 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
380 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
23
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 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
0.5 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4