ASTM A204 Steel vs. C48200 Brass
ASTM A204 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C48200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 15 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 360 | |
| 260 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 95 | |
| 61 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 13 to 16 |