C38000 Brass vs. SAE-AISI F1 Steel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI F1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F1 steel.

UNS C38000 (CW624N) Leaded Brass SAE-AISI F1 (T60601) Low-Alloy Tool Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		110
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		45

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		22
Base Metal Price, % relative		5.0

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 82

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 49

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.3

Copper (Cu), %		55 to 60
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), %		95.9 to 98

Lead (Pb), %		1.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.0 to 1.8

Zinc (Zn), %		35.9 to 43.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0