C66900 Brass vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel

C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H43 steel.

UNS C66900 Manganese Brass SAE-AISI H43 (T20843) Molybdenum Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		45
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1480

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 75

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 46

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.65

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		62.5 to 64.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), %		83.2 to 85.9

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		11.5 to 12.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.8 to 8.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2

Zinc (Zn), %		22.5 to 26
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0