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C66200 Brass vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 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 T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
66.3 to 72.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0