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C87500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI H25 Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H25 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H25 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
710 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
38
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
77.2 to 81.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0