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C68400 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1330 Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1330 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1330 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
330 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
520 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290 to 610

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
76 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
230 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.3 to 98
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
1.6 to 1.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0