ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. C41500 Brass
ASTM A387 grade 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 2.0 to 42 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 350 | |
| 220 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 550 | |
| 340 to 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 350 | |
| 190 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
| 11 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 320 | |
| 160 to 1340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 12 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.21 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 89 to 93 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.55 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 4.2 to 9.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |