MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C66200 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M47 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M47 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
27 to 77

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
78.7 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.3 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.2 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0