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C87500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M1 Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M1 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 M1 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
730 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
18
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
81 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0