ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. C48500 Brass
ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and the bottom bar is C48500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 13 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 56 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1500 to 3590 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.3 to 78.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 2.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.6 to 4.6 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 34.3 to 39.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |