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C87500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M10 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 M10 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
14
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.84 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
82.3 to 85.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0