ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. C99400 Brass
ASTM A285 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 460 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 230 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 17 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
| 230 to 590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 16 to 19 |