C21000 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 5130 Steel
C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5130 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.9 to 50 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 310 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 450 | |
| 500 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 to 440 | |
| 330 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 56 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 57 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 to 100 | |
| 74 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 to 830 | |
| 290 to 750 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 to 14 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 15 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 69 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 to 15 | |
| 16 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.28 to 0.33 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94 to 96 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 97.2 to 98.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 3.7 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |