C68400 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1065 Steel
C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1065 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1065 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 210 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 430 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 710 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 430 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 66 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 87 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 | |
| 74 to 90 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 | |
| 490 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 21 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 25 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 64 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 28.6 to 39.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |