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C84500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI D7 Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D7 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
800 to 2120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
29 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
2.2 to 2.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
76.6 to 81.9
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.4
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0