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C49300 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M7 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 M7 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
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
24 to 69

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
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
79.8 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
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
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0