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C84500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T8 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 T8 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
45
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
21 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
24 to 66

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
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
69.3 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0