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C44400 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
97.3 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0