ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. C99750 Brass
ASTM A372 grade M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 to 280 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 130 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 20 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 48 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 910 | |
| 450 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 770 | |
| 220 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 820 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.1 | |
| 2.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 61 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 87 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1140 to 1580 | |
| 190 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 3.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 55 to 61 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.5 to 95.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.8 to 3.9 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |