ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. C35000 Brass
ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is C35000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
| 340 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 47 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 7.5 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.6 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 13 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
| 11 to 22 |