MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CN3M Steel vs. C84100 Brass

ACI-ASTM CN3M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN3M steel and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 80
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 42.4 to 52.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5