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C87500 Brass vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M41 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 M41 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
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
73.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.3 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0