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C49300 Brass vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
79.3 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0