C84500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel
C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M6 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 M6 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
840 to 2210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
1560 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 840 | |
1510 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 72 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
39 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.6 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
28 to 73 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 | |
24 to 45 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 23 | |
4.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 | |
26 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 0.85 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.8 to 4.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
11 to 13 |
Copper (Cu), % | 77 to 79 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
68.8 to 74.6 |
Lead (Pb), % | 6.0 to 7.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
4.5 to 5.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0.2 to 0.45 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 2.0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
3.8 to 4.8 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
1.3 to 1.7 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 10 to 14 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 |