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C99400 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1095 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C99400 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1095 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
680 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
500 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
660 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.9 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
98.4 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0