ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel vs. C66700 Brass
ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and the bottom bar is C66700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 2.0 to 58 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 340 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 | |
| 100 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 97 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 17 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.2 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 84 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
| 13 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 49 to 1900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.4 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 68.5 to 71.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 41.4 to 50.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23.5 to 25.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.18 to 0.26 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 26.3 to 30.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |